ALPHADROME ROBOT AND SPACE TOY DATABASE

Space Guns

FLASHY RAY GUN - NOMURA - JAPANLarge blue tinplate space rifle. This is a realistic looking machine gun with an intricate trigger area, pefroated barrel and large telescopic sight. Wood effect stock. There is little to suggest a space gun other than the name and the box art. Battery operated with sound and flashing light. TN

There is also a Moonlight version of this gun (below). It has a Moonlight Man image on the stock and a Daiya logo.

FLYING SAUCER GUN - ALPS - JAPANAn early red tin lithographed space gun. Shoots spinners. The nozzle is wound up and the spinners are attached. The trigger releases the spinners. The box art is notable for its simplicity. 1950s

FLYING SAUCER MACHINE TMG - TIGER CHEM - JAPANA black plastic machine pistol with a long stock and a lever action reload mechanism. This conventional and non-space like gun shoots small plastic discs. Two versions shown, one of which includes small plastic monsters as targets. The boxes have elaborate space graphics. 30cm

FLYING STAR - KGK - JAPANA green plastic space gun. Launches spinners with small pictures of a spaceman's head in the center. The distinctive feature of this gun is its tubular shape with four fins at the back. The elaborate box art exaggerates the Flying Saucer design of the simple spinners. Kanto Gosei Kogyo.

FRICTION ASTRO RAY GUN - AOSHIN - JAPAN (revised)Clear red plastic space gun with friction noise and spark action. There is a hump at the back, molded handle and a fine plastic wire acting as a sight. This was also released by Daiya with a different sight as the X-Ray Gun.

This gun is featured in a 1970 Aoshin catalog though the box is not shown. The gun was advertised in October 1968.

Image courtesy Smith House Auction

FRICTION MACHINE GUN - DAIYA - JAPANA blue lithographed space machine gun. The gun has early styling with a perforated barrel, ribs on the body of the gun and a crude red tube telescopic sight. Litho detailing including bullets. The gun has a simple wire stand. Date?

FRICTION SPACE GUN - TS - JAPANEarly brightly tin lithographed tin space gun with a red plastic barrel. Part of the barrel reamains visible through a cutout in the side of the gun. Spaceman and rocket on the handle. Sound and spark friction action. Marked "Space Gun" on the box. 5 1/4" 1950s

FS-4 FIREGLOW SATELLITE TRACKER SET WITH FLYING SAUCER GUN - U S PLASTIC - USAThis is a long thin carded set comprising a small green and white plastic space gun and four "FS-4 Fireglow Satellites". These are spinners with conical structure on the top. This is the US Plastic spinner gun with a small rear fin. Shallow boxed set. No 303. Possibly 1959 - a gun with four saucers was advertised that year.
U.S. Plastics.

FUN GUN - WHAM-O - USABlack plastic air blaster gun with a barrel extension and sight. This is a reissue of the Scorpion Hip Gun by Aids

FURY F-500 - NICHOLS - USAA large plastic and diecast cap firing metal Tommy Gun with space detailing. This crossover gun
combines the gangster Thompson submachine gun with space detailing molded into the metal panels. Battery operated cap firing action. the gun can hold 500 caps and fire them in quick succession. The gun has a one plastic side and one metal, an unusual combination. 1960s

G-MEN POP GUN - MAKER? - JAPANAn early tinplate lithographed space gun, angular pistol design with black metal barrel. A lever on the barrel is pulled back to cock the gun. Attached cork on string. Marked G-Men on the side but the handle has a rocket design. This is a gangster crossover gun. Box? Maker?

G-MEN RAY GUN - MASUDAYA - JAPANEarly Japan. A stubby tin lithographed space gun, a cross between a gun and a rifle. This is very similar to the Masudaya Ray Gun complete with the Native American Indian chief's head on the wood effect stock. The gun combines G Men, space and western themes. Wind up mechanism , the gun makes a noise and sparks when the trigger is pulled. The plain card box with paper label. Western crossover. Gangster crossover.

GALASSIA SPACE GUN - BFG - ITALYA red plastic space gun, though the styling is not obviously space based. This gun is designed to blow bubbles, The box, however, establishes this as a space gun with a depiction of the Italian version of the Phantom in a red costume. (l'Uomo Mascherato). Made by B.F.G. International Plastics S.p.A. Milano

Galaxia Metralleta Espacial - Gonher, SpainGalaxy Space Submachine Gun. Made by Gonher of Spain, this gun is big, almost actual size for such a weapon, 22.5 inches long. When you pull the trigger it makes an incredibly loud noise, followed by a bright flash in the barrel. The sound device is simple, a small striker hits a diaphragm not unlike a stereo speaker, making a very effective pop. The light is provided by a simple bulb attached to a 9V battery, hidden under the red fin on the top of the gun. The box is all there, but a bit rough around the edges.

The cylindrical body has an angled stock. Rings surround the barrel and the back of the gun. A short cone shaped telescopic sight is mounted on top. There is a clear plastic lens housing at the front. Red and green lens filters are also included to alter the color of the beam. The gun also makes a click noise. The gun is marked Super Beam Signal Ray. This is a mold used for a range of space guns. 8" 20cm The card carries the date 1966.
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GIANT WATER PISTOL - MAKER? - JAPANBlue metal tinplate space water gun. Small, early design with a revolver shape and with GIANT molded into the handle. DIA style. The box art features a space style submarine theme. Sold loose in trade boxes of a dozen.

GOLDRAKE ATLAS UFO ROBOT - GINPEL - ITALYA reworking of the ATOMIC ORBETOR-X. This is the second version of this gun. B
A metallic blue plastic space gun with a long pointed muzzle. The gun is now battery powered but incorporates the original CO2 cannister molding in its design. Shoots darts. The gun is ultimately based on the Cosmic Ray Gun by Palitoy. Comes with belt and holster. Action? Atlasuforobot wording on the box.

Guerra De Las Galaxias is the Spanish version of Star Wars and the box art carries many Star Wars related images. There is no evidence, though, that this is licensed.

GUIDED MISSILES AND LAUNCHER - EMPIRE PLASTICS - USAAn unusual space toy that combines a space gun with those cap bomb rockets that kids used to throw. Red plastic raygun with a relatively wide barrel. There are space moldings on the handle. The rockets are loaded with caps then pushed onto a spring in the barrel. Five darts with broad safety heads in the set. USA Date?

GUN FLYING SAUCER - MAKER? - JAPANA small plastic spring action space gun with a ribbed handle. Blue plastic body with a green barrel assembly. Shoots a spinner with central cover and a spinning top with an astronaut mounted on top. 8" 20cm.

GUN FLYING SAUCER SET - HONG KONG4" orange/green plastic space gun. Includes two orange/green spinners. Based on the US Plastic spinner design.
Function - wind spinners on gun and launch with trigger

HF SPACE GUN 606 - HF - HONG KONGA gold plastic space water pistol with a twin barrel appearance, one being placed on top of the other. A small sight is fixed to the top barrel. Marked No 606. HF in a cog logo Box? Packaging? Date?
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HYDRO JET PISTOL, NO TANK VERSION - NU DEL PLASTICS - USARed plastic water pistol space gun. This version has its own water reservoir. Another version comes with a separate water reservoir attached to the gun by a flexible plastic tube. USA Box? Packaging?

The water tank version was on sale in Nov 1954.

HYDRO-JET PISTLO - NU-DELL - USARed plastic angular space water pistol with muzzle rings ana a small rocket shaped sight. Hydro Jet Pistol molded in the sides. 7 ins. There are two distinct version: one with the water tank attached by a tube (the yellow tank has a shoulder strap) and a later tankless version which holds its own water supply.

Made in the 1950's by Nu-Dell Plastics Corp. Chicago, Ill, USA

IMPULSE WATER GUN - MAKER? - USSRA large translucent white plastic space water pistol. The unusual design has a large water reservoir at the back of the gun with a slender barrel tipped with four fins.

This has the same design as the Lone Star Cosmic Jet Pistol. See also the Hong Kong Space Hero 500-X Laser Gun. Russia

INTERPLANETARY CLICKER WATER GUN - RENWAL - USAThe Planet Jet Gun. Plastic water pistol space gun. The gun contains a rubber bladder. The trigger presses against the bladder to shoot water. Color versions: yellow, red and blue. The cap and trigger should be the same color.

The card on this example has the Renwal Toronto Canada address.

[Recently examples of this gun originating in Mexico have appeared on the market. The authenticity of these has yet to be established. They may have no holes in the cap and the color of the cap and trigger may not match.]

INTERSTELLAR GUN ST-302 - MAKER?Large multicolored plastic rifle, a reworking of the Tada Sound of Space gun. Black and silver chrome plastic battery operated machine gun with various space noises and flashing light in the barrel. The distinctive feature of this gun is the plastic dish antenna on the top. The gun shares some components with the Tommy Kick/Capitan Marte XL5.

JACK DAN SPACE GUN - JADALI - FRANCEDie-cast futuristic space gun with telescopic sight and a distinctive saw toothed fins on the barrel, This is a version of the Lone Star Dan Dare gun adapted for the French market. Metallic green and metallic blue versions. Jack Dan is a contraction of Jacques et Daniel, the founders of Jadali. Marked "Creacion Jadali" below the sight. Red, blue, green and bare metal versions. The box art is significantly different from the Lone Star original.

Also shown it the Spanish language box also produced by Jadali. The Spanish box uses the same artwork as the original Dan Dare Lone Star version.

The box is essentially the same as the Dan Dare version with just a change of name. Date? 1950s.

See the A'S DO ESPACO version. Very similar to the Metralleta Rayo Spacial.

JET ACE REPEATER GUN - PALMER PLASTICS - USAA most unusual space cap firing gun design. The hard plastic and diecast metal gun has sharp angular lines. The swept back handle is matched by an upward extension. The barrel has rings at the tip and has holes cut into the side. Size: 6 inches. Sold on a backing card.

Year: 1950's

Color Variations: Black

JET ARROW GUN - YOSHIYA - JAPANBlue tin lithographed space gun with a pattern of orange circles on the side. The gun has two distinct tin protrusions or humps on the top. Clear red plastic barrel with no ribbing. The letters PD are printed in a yellow star on the handle, indicating that this was playing to the police toy and space toy market. Friction sound and spark action. P.D. Yoshiya. It appears in the 1965 Yoshiya catalog. 24cm

A version with a longer green plastic barrel has been seen.

There is a version of this gun caled "Space Gun" with an astronaut's head on the side. KO

The left grip swings away to reveal the cap chamber. The design of the hammer is unusual as it strikes from front to back, as opposed to the normal back to front configuration.

Handle marked Jet Junior with a S in a circle. Date?

mdd, cad,

JET LAUNCHER SPACE GUN -MATSUSHIRO - JAPANA knock-off look-alike version of the Lost in Space Roto-Jet Gun. This is large silver plastic modular space gun. Though very similar to the Mattel original there are significant differences: a glossy silver finish, a much longer telescopic sight, a spark panel in place of the paper decal, a larger trigger guard etc. Date?

Made by the manufacturer of the Arrow Launcher Space Gun. The logo is a T inside an M - MATSUSHIRO. There is a link to T.T. Takatoku TT

JET PISTOL - KS or SK - JAPANBlue lithographed tinplate space gun with red and yellow detailing including a rocket and Saturn. This distinctive space gun has a flared barrel containing spark windows on either side. At the back is a blue plastic rotating three finned tail assembly. Marked Jetpistol on the handle. Friction action with noise, spark and rotating tail.

The maker KS/SK is not known for manufacturing space toys and this perhaps accounts for the uniqueness of this design.

Japan. 6 ins (15cm) long

JET RAY GUN - HONG KONGClear plastic gun with orange barrel. Friction sparking action. A version of the KO Junior Jet Ray Gun. Three gear version. Also sold in a window box. Appears in the 1969 M W Kasch Company catalog.

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JET SPECIAL (COWBOY VERSION) - YOSHIYA - JAPANFeatured in the 1965 Yoshiya catalog but not confirmed in circulation. A lithographed tinplate space machine gun with litho bullet detailing on the magazine. This gun has a distinctive circular structure in the center. Short green clear plastic barrel without the usual red extension. In addition this gun has three plastic gears inside a clear plastic housing on the top. Cowboy image of Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp, on the stock. Friction action with noise and spark. Box?

There are at least three versions of this design, Patrol Gun 45, Automatic Gun and Jet Special Gun all featured in the 1966 Yoshiya catalog. Box? 21cm.

JET-ZOOM GUN - TIGRETT ENT - USAMade by Tigrett Enterprises in the 1950's, its 8.5 inches long and made of fairly durable plastic. It makes use of a catapult system to propel the paper tube from the barrel. Just below the barrel is a white plastic tab that says "push to load", by sliding it back you compress the spring until it locks with the trigger latch. This is a more sophisticated version of the Zoomeray gun.

The gun was also available in yellow, as well as with black cocking mechanism and trigger. The trigger is different on the yellow version.

The gun was widely advertised in newspapers from September 1952 on. However, The Jet-Zoom appeared on the cover of the first paperback edition of A.E. Van Vogt's science fiction classic, Slan, which was released in 1951.

JINGANG SPACE GUN - MAKER? - CHINABlue and red lithographed tinplate space gun with a superhero style robot graphic on the side. Lightning bolt on the stock. Three small holes set into either side of the barrel. Flint adjustment screw. Friction noise and spark action. Box marked Pen Huo Qiang. The gun has similarities to MF-116 Date?

JOHNNY APOLLO SPACE PISTOL - MARX - USAA repackaging of a M-240 machine pistol on an Apollo themed backing card. Friction plastic gun with noise. Very much an attempt to cash in on the Apollo space program without much investment. The same gun was released in 1969 as the Lunar Landing Pistol. Dated 1970

JUPITER 4 COLOR SIGNAL GUN - REMCO - USAPlastic battery operated space gun with light and sound. USA. This is a bulky angular gun with a big trigger guard and two part working telescopic sight. This is called style #600 with a 4 color disc selector. It has a compass (atom changer) instead of the spinning disc. It makes a buzzing noise and works on 2 C batteries.

A compass is fitted in the side. The barrel tip is a rocket-like finned structure. Red and blue versions shown. A reworking of the 1950s Electronic Space Gun. The "atom chamber" circular cutout on the left side holds a working compass.

9" plastic came in red, black, gray, yellow

Function-lights, beeps with changing light discs

JUPITER SPACE GUN - COIBEL - SPAINA pistol like space gun with a magazine at the front and a full trigger guard. JUPITER molded on the side. Shoots plastic disks from a spring fed magazine.

There are two versions shown: a blue plastic one and a die-cast metal version. COIBEL is marked in a circle.

This is the same design as the Planet Blaster and the Star Trek tracer guns. Lanza discos.